* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:As early as the first chapter, Kujaku helped Yasha and Ashura bond by antagonizing Ashura, knowing that Yasha's instinct would be protecting him. Thanks to this, Ashura would feel himself loved by Yasha and their bond would be strong enough to defy destiny.]]

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* BatmanGambit: [[spoiler:As early as the first chapter, Kujaku helped Yasha and Ashura bond by antagonizing Ashura, knowing that Yasha's instinct would be protecting him. them. Thanks to this, Ashura would feel himself themself loved by Yasha and their bond would be strong enough to defy destiny.]]

* ClothingDamage: when [[spoiler: Sohma]] is stabbed through the chest and dragged around while bleeding to death, her top barely covers her breasts. The situation makes it rather [[FanDisservice unappealing]], and the fact that the manga is supposed to be aimed for girls makes it even more disconcerting. Well, Mokona has never tried to hide how much [[AuthorAppeal she enjoys drawing half-naked ladies]].

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* ClothingDamage: when When [[spoiler: Sohma]] is stabbed through the chest and dragged around while bleeding to death, her top barely covers her breasts. The situation makes it rather [[FanDisservice unappealing]], and the fact that the manga is supposed to be aimed for girls makes it even more disconcerting. Well, Mokona has never tried to hide how much [[AuthorAppeal she enjoys drawing half-naked ladies]].

* HeroicSacrifice: Several, including [[spoiler:Ashura killing himself to avoid killing Yasha]] and finally, [[spoiler:Kujaku kills himself to free Ashura so he and Yasha can be together.]]

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* HeroicSacrifice: Several, including [[spoiler:Ashura killing himself themself to avoid killing Yasha]] and finally, [[spoiler:Kujaku kills himself to free Ashura so he they and Yasha can be together.]]

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Yasha desperately screaming Ashura's name when The True Ashura began his rampage. Obviously didn't work. It was only after he ''stops'' fighting that Ashura wakes up.]]

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Yasha desperately screaming Ashura's name when The True Ashura began his their rampage. Obviously didn't work. It was only after he ''stops'' fighting that Ashura wakes up.]]

* ItsAllMyFault: Ashura would blame himself for the dead of a lot of people in this series. Yasha is a straighter example, since as leader of his clan, he thought of Ashura's safety before his own clan's and lost time sparring with Kujaku over Kuyoh's death instead of running to aid his people.* JustAKid: Played with Ashura. He looks and acts like a kid but chronologically he's already old enough to be considered an adult by gods' standards. When Yasha was worried over him being able to escape Kumaraten and get Shurato on his own as he was just a kid, Kujaku remind him that Ashura was already 300 years old.

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* ItsAllMyFault: Ashura would blame himself blames themself for the dead death of a lot of people in this series. Yasha is a straighter example, since as leader of his clan, he thought of Ashura's safety before his own clan's and lost time sparring with Kujaku over Kuyoh's death instead of running to aid his people.* JustAKid: Played with Ashura. He looks They look and acts act like a kid but chronologically he's they're already old enough to be considered an adult by gods' standards. When Yasha was worried over him them being able to escape Kumaraten and get Shurato on his their own as he was they were just a kid, Kujaku remind him that Ashura was already 300 years old.

* NoBiologicalSex: Ashura, as the result of a curse that will keep the Ashura clan from continuing. To a certain extent he's actually treated as both male and female in that he's shown up in group illustrations that otherwise exclusively only have either male or female characters.

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* NoBiologicalSex: Ashura, as the result of a curse that will keep the Ashura clan from continuing. To a certain extent he's they're actually treated as both male and female in that he's they're shown up in group illustrations that otherwise exclusively only have either male or female characters.

* ThePlan: [[spoiler:Taishakuten's revolt was part of Ashura-ou plan in order to have an Emperor who would look over his child and prevent the gathering of the six stars. He also thought ahead and got a Plan B: empowering Taishakuten, enough to be even stronger than the true Ashura in order to kill him if Plan A failed.]] * PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: Ashura offers his life to Rasetsu to spare Yasha's because he believes himself the cause of the Yasha clan's genocide.

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* ThePlan: [[spoiler:Taishakuten's revolt was part of Ashura-ou plan in order to have an Emperor who would look over his child and prevent the gathering of the six stars. He also thought ahead and got a Plan B: empowering Taishakuten, enough to be even stronger than the true Ashura in order to kill him them if Plan A failed.]] * PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: Ashura offers his their life to Rasetsu to spare Yasha's because he believes himself they believe themself the cause of the Yasha clan's genocide.

* PsychicLink: After enough six stars gathered together, they were linked together via {{Synchronization}}, and when the last member was found, she was joined to the link too. [[spoiler:This link was only useful to know when one of them has been killed and the real purpose behind it was connecting them all to Ashura so he would gain their strenght after they all died in order to destroy the world.]]

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* PsychicLink: After enough six stars gathered together, they were linked together via {{Synchronization}}, and when the last member was found, she was joined to the link too. [[spoiler:This link was only useful to know when one of them has been killed and the real purpose behind it was connecting them all to Ashura so he they would gain their strenght after they all died in order to destroy the world.]]

* ActionMom: In the volume 5's bonus chapter "Memories", we get to see that Ryuu-oh's mother, the former Ryuu-oh was an amicable woman who talked about killing monsters like it was plaything and would show off her tecniques to her son.

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* ActionMom: In the volume 5's bonus chapter "Memories", we get to see that Ryuu-oh's mother, the former Ryuu-oh was an amicable woman who talked about killing monsters like it was plaything and plaything, would show off her tecniques to her son.son and was considered Tenkai's strongest guardian before Yasha took the spot.

** * JustAKid: Played with Ashura. He looks and acts like a kid but chronologically he's already old enough to be considered an adult by gods' standards. When Yasha was worried over him being able to escape Kumaraten and get Shurato on his own as he was just a kid, Kujaku remind him that Ashura was already 300 years old.

300 years ago, the general Taishakuten rebelled against the Heavenly Emperor, killing both him and the guardian god Ashura-ou and installing himself as the king. The Ashura clan was thought to be destroyed until the god Yasha-ou found the remaining child sealed in a forest and began to gather the Six Stars, a group of individuals said to be the prophesied bringers of a celestial revolution.

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300 years ago, the general Taishakuten rebelled against the Heavenly Emperor, killing both him and the guardian god Ashura-ou and installing himself as the king. The Ashura clan was thought to be destroyed until the god Yasha-ou found the remaining child sealed in a forest and began to gather the Six Stars, a group of individuals said to be the prophesied prophecied bringers of a celestial revolution.

* ScrewDestiny: The series' theme at its core. While there's some fatalists in the cast and the main characters try to fulfill an ancient prophesy, the characters' decision and convictions are seem as more important than following Fate. [[spoiler:The whole plot is revealed to be the result of Ashura-ou trying to defy Fate in order to continue his bloodline and Taishakuten's motivation is avoiding the fulfillment of the prophecy. Kujaku's motivation is seeing if destiny can be defied, but he doesn't do much that to push things to the right direction and at the end it's Ashura's love for Yasha what changed the course of Fate.]]

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* ScrewDestiny: The series' theme at its core. While there's some fatalists in the cast and the main characters try to fulfill an ancient prophesy, prophecy, the characters' decision and convictions are seem as more important than following Fate. [[spoiler:The whole plot is revealed to be the result of Ashura-ou trying to defy Fate in order to continue his bloodline and Taishakuten's motivation is avoiding the fulfillment of the prophecy. Kujaku's motivation is seeing if destiny can be defied, but he doesn't do much that to push things to the right direction and at the end it's Ashura's love for Yasha what changed the course of Fate.]]

* TheFakeCutie: After getting caought in between Yasha's group and Koumokuten's army, Kendappa had to play on Tenou's feelings for her in order to force him to get out of there since he was shocked over seeing his twin for the first time. She shed some fake tears and played scared damsel with the comic lampshading what a big fat lie the whole thing is.

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* TheFakeCutie: After getting caought caught in between Yasha's group and Koumokuten's army, Kendappa had to play on Tenou's feelings for her in order to force him to get out of there since he was shocked over seeing his twin for the first time. She shed some fake tears and played scared damsel with the comic lampshading what a big fat lie the whole thing is.

* FreakOut: Ashura freaks out twice in the story, and it both oportunities, his powers go out of control turning everything in a sea of flames.* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Ashura's powers went out of control, out of his despair, after discovering the AwfulTruth about his mother. It was needed [[CoolDownHug Yasha's hug]] to cool him dowm.

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* FreakOut: Ashura freaks out twice in the story, and it in both oportunities, his powers go out of control turning everything in a sea of flames.* GoMadFromTheRevelation: Ashura's powers went out of control, out of his despair, after discovering the AwfulTruth about his mother. It was needed [[CoolDownHug Yasha's hug]] to cool him dowm.flames.

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Yasha desperately screaming Ashura's name when The True Ashura began his rampage. Obviously didn't work. It was only after he ''stop'' to fight that Ashura wakes up.]]

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Yasha desperately screaming Ashura's name when The True Ashura began his rampage. Obviously didn't work. It was only after he ''stop'' to fight ''stops'' fighting that Ashura wakes up.]]

* SpoiledBrat: Tamara, daughter of West Shintennou Koumokuten, who demeans Kendappa-oh as a "mere musician" despite Kendappa being lord of her own clan ''and'' also a daughter of a Shintennou.

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* SpellMyNameWithAS: It is Ryu-oh, Ryuu-oh or Ryou-oh? All them are valid.* SpoiledBrat: Tamara, daughter of West Shintennou General Koumokuten, who demeans Kendappa-oh as a "mere musician" despite Kendappa being lord of her own clan ''and'' also a and ''also'' the daughter of a Shintennou.General.

* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: Ashura is always ready to offer his life to those who declare their hatred towards him for something Ashura feels he's to blame, but the most famous moment is when he says this to Rasetsu, offering his life instead of Yasha's because he believes himself the cause of the Yasha clan's genocide.

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* PleaseKillMeIfItSatisfiesYou: Ashura is always ready to offer his life to those who declare their hatred towards him for something Ashura feels he's to blame, but the most famous moment is when he says this to Rasetsu, offering offers his life instead of Yasha's because he believes himself the cause of the Yasha clan's genocide.

* ScrewDestiny: The series' theme at its core. [[spoiler:The whole plot is revealed to be the result of Ashura-ou trying to defy Fate in order to continue his bloodline and Taishakuten's motivation is avoiding the fulfillment of the prophecy. Kujaku's motivation is seeing if destiny can be defied, but he doesn't do much that to push things to the right direction and at the end it's Ashura's love for Yasha what changed the course of Fate.]]

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* ScrewDestiny: The series' theme at its core. While there's some fatalists in the cast and the main characters try to fulfill an ancient prophesy, the characters' decision and convictions are seem as more important than following Fate. [[spoiler:The whole plot is revealed to be the result of Ashura-ou trying to defy Fate in order to continue his bloodline and Taishakuten's motivation is avoiding the fulfillment of the prophecy. Kujaku's motivation is seeing if destiny can be defied, but he doesn't do much that to push things to the right direction and at the end it's Ashura's love for Yasha what changed the course of Fate.]]

* SpoiledBrat: Tamara, daughter of West Shintennou Koumokuten.Koumokuten, who demeans Kendappa-oh as a "mere musician" despite Kendappa being lord of her own clan ''and'' also a daughter of a Shintennou. * TheStoic: Yasha and Karura.Karura to a lesser degree.

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Yasha desperately screaming Ashura's name when The True Ashura awoke and began his rampage. Obviously didn't work.]]

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler:Yasha desperately screaming Ashura's name when The True Ashura awoke and began his rampage. Obviously didn't work. It was only after he ''stop'' to fight that Ashura wakes up.]]

* ItsAllMyFault: Ashura would blame himself for the dead of a lot of people in this series. Yasha is a straighter example, since as leader of his clan, he thought of Ashura's safety before his own clan's and lost time sparring with Kujaku over Kuyoh's death instead of running to aid his clan.

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* ItsAllMyFault: Ashura would blame himself for the dead of a lot of people in this series. Yasha is a straighter example, since as leader of his clan, he thought of Ashura's safety before his own clan's and lost time sparring with Kujaku over Kuyoh's death instead of running to aid his clan.people.

* MiniDressOfPower: Sohma.* TheMole: [[spoiler:Kendappa]]* MoodWhiplash: The {{Lighter and Softer}} Omakes (including the ones with CLAMP in them) seriously contrast against the dark, violent tone of the story. Also happens in-story with Lord Ryuu's and Kujaku's moments of comedy. * MysteriousInformant: Kujaku.* MysticalWhiteHair: Karura and Karyobinga, as well as Kuyo.* {{Ninja}}: Sohma.

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* MiniDressOfPower: Sohma.* TheMole: [[spoiler:Kendappa]]* MoodWhiplash: The {{Lighter and Softer}} Omakes (including the ones with CLAMP in them) seriously contrast against the dark, violent tone of the story. Also happens in-story with Lord Ryuu's and Kujaku's moments of comedy. \n* MysteriousInformant: Kujaku.\n* MysticalWhiteHair: Karura and Karyobinga, as well as Kuyo.\n* {{Ninja}}: Sohma.

* TheQuietOne: Yasha.* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Four Gods of the West. {{Lampshaded}} [[RunningGag constantly]] by Ryou-oh.-->'''Ryu-oh:''' Grrr...Why all of The Four Gods of West are weirdos!?* RageAgainstTheHeavens: Twice.

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* TheQuietOne: Yasha.* QuirkyMinibossSquad: The Four Five Gods of the West. {{Lampshaded}} [[RunningGag constantly]] by Ryou-oh.-->'''Ryu-oh:''' Grrr...Why all of The Four Five Gods of the West are weirdos!?* RageAgainstTheHeavens: Twice.weirdos!?

* BullyingADragon: Sure Shashi, be as smart as to badmouth an already angry Ashura who just happens to be under the influence of his SuperpoweredEvilSide; like [[SarcasmMode nothing bad would result out of it.]]

* MuggingTheMonster: Sure Shashi, be as smart as to badmouth an already angry Ashura who just happens to be under the influence of his SuperpoweredEvilSide; like [[SarcasmMode nothing bad would result out of it.]]

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